Backyard Growers is now hiring a Development Director to lead all of Backyard Growers‘ fundraising efforts. This role is ressential to our small but mighty team, helping us fulfill our mission and maximize our impact on our community. This team member plans and organizes fundraising activities, manages the development budget, and assembles team members to raise funds.
Make the right move and join the fun with CHESS IN THE AMPHITHEATER, this Saturday, October 9 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm outside in the Sawyer Free Library Amphitheater located at 2 Dale Avenue.
This fun and educational program will run through the month of October. It is open to players of all levels, ages and abilities. Weather permitting, those interested are welcome to gather in the Library’s Amphitheater anytime between 11 am and 1 pm to learn and play chess with the last games beginning at 12:45 pm. No reservations or advanced signup is needed.
The weekly Saturday sessions provide a unique opportunity for people to learn how to play chess in a welcoming environment that emphasizes learning something new and having fun, including the fundamentals and tips for playing a better game. For more experienced chess players looking to play a match, there will be several boards and pieces with time clocks. All chess players will be paired with a partner who will challenge and engage them at their skill level.
For more information about Chess in the Amphitheater and other programs at the Sawyer Free Library, visit: www.sawyerfreelibrary.org or like SFL on social media: Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sawyerfreelibrary/and Instagram at instagram.com/sawyerfreelibrary/
The Friends of the Sawyer Free Library Annual Art Auction is now open ONLINE at www.sawyerfreelibrary.org through midnight, Wednesday, October 5th!
Don’t miss your chance to win an original piece of art by both established and emerging artists throughout the Cape Ann community! There are over 50 pieces of art including paintings, drawings, and mixed media, in varying sizes! Check it all out online at www.sawyerfreelibrary.org
So be sure to bid, and keep bidding, all the while knowing it is a win, win for everyone! You get an exceptional piece of art, and you support the Sawyer Free Library! Be a part of the fun! And start bidding today!
The Friends of the Sawyer Free Library is very grateful for the talented and generous artists who offer their art, time, and talent to make this library fundraiser a success. Each year countless artists donate to this important benefit demonstrating their commitment to the community and the mission of the Library.
The funds raised from the Art Auction support a variety of special programs offered throughout the year for children, teens, and adults, museum passes made available to the community, and many other Library requests.
Thanks to the Friends of the Sawyer Free Library’s generosity and hard work, the community has culturally rich and diverse library programs and services that otherwise would not be possible. For more information of the Friends of the Sawyer Free Library visit: sawyerfreelibrary.org
To bid go to SawyerFreeLibrary.org ! Thank you for your support!
Backyard Growers is now hiring a Development Director to lead all of Backyard Growers‘ fundraising efforts. This role is responsible for Backyard Growers’ vital revenue streams. This team member plans and organizes fundraising activities, manages the development budget, and assembles team members to raise funds.
The Sawyer Free Library is pleased to welcome local author, Dan Connell for an author talk and book signing on Thursday, September 23 from 6-7pm at the Library, located at 2 Dale Avenue in Gloucester.
The author will be discussing his book, Against All Odds, which has just been re-released with a new update and a reappraisal. First published in 1993, Against All Odds: A Chronicle of the Eritrean Revolution is a firsthand account of Eritrea’s 30-year fight for independence from Ethiopia. Copies of the new edition of his book will be available.
The East Gloucester resident, Dan Connell, a former journalist and aid professional, has reported on Eritrea for five decades for numerous print and broadcast media. He is a two-time MacArthur Foundation grantee, the author of five books on Eritrea, including Against All Odds: A Chronicle of the Eritrean Revolution (1997); Rethinking Revolution (2002); and a two-volume Collected Articles on the Eritrean Revolution (2003, 2004). His reports and commentary have been carried by the BBC, Voice of America, AP, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Le Monde, Foreign Affairs, The Nation and others, and he has consulted for numerous aid agencies and human rights organizations. He is currently a lecturer in journalism and African politics at Simmons College, Boston.
This program is co-hosted by the Global Book Forum and the Gloucester Lyceum.
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Against All Odds is a firsthand account of Eritrea’s 30\-year struggle for independence from Ethiopia, which it won in 1991 with little outside support after defeating successive U.S.\- and Soviet\-backed regimes and overcoming drought and famine while working to unify and reform the society from which it derived its strength. A 1997 Afterword captures the optimism generated by these achievements. But a New Reappraisal recounts its slide into despotism after renewed conflict with Ethiopia and the dark years of isolation and repression that followed, the hopes raised by a 2018 peace pact and then dashed by another round of war. It concludes with reflections on how to break this cycle and begin the democratic transition for which so many fought and died.
After a brief summer hiatus, we are excited to announce the return of the virtual GMGI Science Hour series with a fantastic talk from Dr. Steve Palumbi!
Dr. Palumbi is a professor of Biology at Stanford’s Hopkin’s Marine Station in California, and will be joining us on Thursday, September 23rd to talk about his fascinating research on coral reefs – and what can be done to help protect them from climate change.
You can click here to register or visit our website to read more about what you can expect from Dr. Palumbi’s talk.
The GMGI Science Hour is free and open to all! Visit our website to learn more, and to see the full list of speakers for the upcoming season.
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